So, what is more risky – taking a bath or flying on a plane? We all will die of something.  Here are the odds of dying of various causes during your lifetime (2013 statistics):

• Odds of Dying:   1 in 1
• Heart disease:   1 in 6
• Cancer: 1 in 7
• Smoking Related:   1 in 9
• Chronic lower respiratory disease: 1 in 27
• Stroke:  1 in 28
• Obesity-related: 1 in 35
• Intentional self-harm: 1 in 97
• Unintentional poisoning and exposure to noxious substances: 1 in 103
• Motor vehicle accidents: 1 in 113
• Falls: 1 in 133
• Assault by Firearm: 1 in 358
• Pedestrian hit: 1 in 672
• Accidental drowning: 1 in 1,183
• Fire or smoke: 1 in 1,454
• Choking: 1 in 3,408
• Bicyclist: 1 in 4,337
• Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 1 in 9,377
• Air and space transport accidents: 1 in 9,737
• Exposure to excessive natural heat: 1 in 10,784
• Storms: 1 in 63,679
• Hornets, wasps, bees: 1 in 64,706
• Legal execution:1  in 111,439
• Dog attack: 1 in 114,622
• Killed by lightning: 1 in 174,426
• Odds of being killed by a shark: 1 in 3.7 million

Other odds for handy reference and comparison:

• Odds of winning megamillions (per ticket): 1 in 258.6 million
• Odds of winning powerball (per ticket): 1 in 175 million
• Odds of hitting a hole-in-one on two consecutive par three holes: 1 in 156 million
• Odds of being struck by a meteorite: 1 in 700,000
• Airplane deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.01
• Bus and train deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.05
• Automobile deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.56
• Deaths from car accidents (US – 2010):  35,332
• Deaths from the flu (US – 2010): 50,097
• Deaths from dog bites (US – 2010) 33
• Deaths from Venomous Snakes: 5
• Deaths from Poisonous Spiders: 7
• Airline crash deaths (US – 2010): 0

What should we learn from the above data?

1. Spiders and snakes don’t really kill many people.  Neither do sharks.
2. We should be most concerned about heart disease, cancer, and other 21st century diseases.
3. Infectious diseases are not material causes of death.
4. Take lifestyle steps to decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke and other diseases.
5. get a flu shot
6. Flying is really safe.
7. enjoy everyday